What is another word for reserves?

Pronunciation: [ɹɪsˈɜːvz] (IPA)

When it comes to synonyms for the term "reserves," several options come to mind. One of the most common synonyms for the term is "stockpile." This can refer to anything from food and supplies to funds and resources. Another synonym for "reserves" is "back-up," which refers to something that exists as a secondary option in case the primary option fails or falls through. Similar to this is the term "emergency supply," which is used to refer to the resources or provisions kept in reserve for times of crisis. Other synonyms for "reserves" include "holdings," "savings," "stock," "cache," and "stash".

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Usage examples for Reserves

Captain Delany ordered out the police reserves to keep the crowd in check and give the cars a chance to get by.
"The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories"
Charles Weathers Bump
The best check to both is probably the spread of general education among the working class, for the better educated workmen are even at present usually found against them; and the spread of general education-I do not speak here of technical-among the working class is more fruitful than even piecework itself in opening up fresh reserves of industrial efficiency in our labouring manhood.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
He confessed to having implied, under reserves and conditions which practically neutralized the confession, his assent to his mother's death.
"A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)"
Mrs. Sutherland Orr

Famous quotes with Reserves

  • Two new reports indicate that, under Bush, the Army is overstretched and under enormous strain. The National Guard and reserves have been weakened and we are experiencing numerous recruiting problems.
    Jim Clyburn
  • We have for too long put vast oil and natural gas reserves off limits to exploration and production, as The Washington Post editorial stated this week.
    Jim Costa
  • I've gotten very good at scheduling my life, scheduling the scene and preparing myself for knowing, saving the energy, consuming the energy, knowing when to go for it and having the available reserves to be able to do that. You have to think about that, because it's endurance.
    Tom Cruise
  • Man is not logical and his intellectual history is a record of mental reserves and compromises. He hangs on to what he can in his old beliefs even when he is compelled to surrender their logical basis.
    John Dewey
  • Mbeki began to write a study of the workings of apartheid policy in the reserves - the areas set aside in law for African occupation - as early as 1959 and 1960.
    Ruth First

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